Non-refillable bottle.



J. S. BROMHEAD. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APrLIoATIoN FILED MAY la, 1909.

"Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

By QM ATTOR/VE V8 .JOHN s. Bnoivrnnnn, or NEW YORK, n. Y.

NoN-'nummern Berri-.n

VSpecificaiion off letters Tatent.

Patented "Och 12, 1909.

Application led May 18, 1909. Serial No. 496,!71A.

To .all whom fit may concern:

Be it known :that I, JOHN Bnoivmnan, a. citizen of vthe United States, and a .resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new 'and Improved Non-Reiilfl-able Bottle, of which the following is a fuli, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to non-reillla'ble bottles, such 1as shown and described-in the Let- 4 ters Patent .of theUnited States, No. 91,108,

granted to me on January lll, 1902.

The .object :of the invention is to provide a new and improved non-refillabfle hct'tle, arranged toinsure a steady .liowof the liquid from the bottle when tilting Athe same, and' to p revent reiilling of the bottle by unauthorized persons after the bottle is once emptied of its original contents.

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a lower and an upper valve seat in the neck of the bottle and two valves, of which one is spring-pressed and normally closes the top of the lower valve seat, while the other valve is spring-suspended below the bottom of the upper valve seat, so that this valve closes on a suction action in an outward direction in the neck of the bottle. i

.A practical embodiment of the invention is represented` in the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate cor responding parts in rall the views. Y

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement; Fig. 2 is a like view of the same, showing the bottle tilted for emptying the contents thereof;` Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. l; and Fig. l is a sectional side. elevation of the improvement showing the `valves in position incase suction is applied tothe outer end of the neck of the bottle.v

The bottle A is provided in its neck B with a glass tube C, carrying two valve seats D and E, of which thevlower valve seat is adapted to be closed on top by a valve F, held to its seat by a spring Gr, extending through the valve seat D, toconnect with a cross bar H, held on the under side of the valve seat D. A vent pipe I extendsv centrally through the valve F, and when the bottle is gradually tiltedthe liquid contained in the bottle A can pass into the valve seat, f D, against the valve F, to open the` same against the tension ofthe spring G, aswill bereadily nnderstooid by reference to Fig. 2. When the hottie A is returned to upright position, as shown in Fig. 1, then the valve F immediately returns to its seat D by the ac- Vtion fof the spring G.

'Below lthe upper valve seat lt `is suspended a lvalve :J hy Va spring K, extending upward through :the valve seat E, and connected with a cross `har L, held on top lof the seat E. The `waive .J is norm-ally open to allow the .contents of the bottle .to pass lout of the same,

yas indicated in Fig. 2, and after the nsual stopper N has been removed from the outer fend of the neck B ofthe bottle.

:er the like, with a view to holdthe valve F pif its seat for 1refilling the bottle, the valve J will deliect the wire to one side, so as to prevent the wire from engaging the valve F to unseat the same. In case an unauthorized person tries to relill the bottle by first producing a vacuum therein by suction on the outer end of the neck of the bottle, then the valve J will immediately close, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the air cannot be exhausted from the interior of the bottle;

The tube C as well as the valve seats D and E are preferably made of glass, and the tube C is snugly fitted in the neck B, and, if desired, fastened therein by fusing the tube C in position in the neck B. The lower end of the tube C rests, however, against an annular shoulder B', formed in the neck of the bottle, and a similar annular shoulder B2 is arranged in the neck of the bottle near the top thereof, to prevent the tube C from coming out and to form a stop for the cork N. From the foregoing it will be seen that by the arrangement described a steady flow of liquid from the bottle is insured, as air lcan readily pass into the bottle by way of the vent pipe I, and refilling of the bottle is prevented by unauthorized persons, by the use of the suspended valve J, as previously eX- j plained.

Having thus described my.' invention, I claim as newv and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l.. A non-refillable bottle, having a neck provided with seats one above theother, a spring-pressed valve normally seated on top ofthe lower valve seat, and adapted to be opened by the liquid vwhen the bottle is tilted, and a spring-suspended valve normally suspended by its spring below the under side of the upper valve seat, to hold the Now in f .case fan unauthorized person inserts A'a wirel valve open for the passage of liquid from the bottle, the said valve being adapted to close on the under side of the upper valve seat on producing an outward suction in the neck of the bottle.

2. A non-rellable bottle, having a neck provided with seats one located above the other, spring-pressed valves, one for normally closing the lower valve seat at the top and the other valve being normally in open position and suspended by its spring below the bottom of the top valve seat.

3. A non-rellable bottle, having a neck provided with seats one above the other, a spring-pressed valve normally seated on top of the lower valve seat, a spring-suspended valve normally suspended by its spring below the under side of the upper valve seat and adapted to close on the under side of the upperV valve seat on producing an outward suction in the neck of the bottle, and a vent pipe in the lower valve.

4. A non-rellable bottle, having a neck provided with a tube, carrying a lower and an upper valve seat, a spring-pressed valve normally closing the lower valve seat, a vent pipe on the said valve, and a spring-sus pended valve normally suspended below the under side of the upper valve seat and adapted to close the latter on an outward suction action in the neck of the bottle.

5. A non-rellable bottle having a neck provided with a tube, two valve seats carried by the tube and located one directly above the other, a spring pressed valve normally seated on top of the lower valve seat and adapted to be opened against the tension of its spring by the liquid when the bottle is tilted, a cross bar held on top of the upper valve seat, a spring connected with the cross bar and extending through the valve seat, and a valve suspended by said spring below the upper valve seat, the valve being held normally open by the spring for the passage of the contents of the bottle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribinV witnesses.

J HN S. BROMHEAD.

Witnesses: l

THEO. G. Hosrnn, PHILIP D. RoLLi-IAUS. 

